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by Nigel
11 Dec 2020 1813
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: Seeking information about 2n Lt Joseph Horgan, 319th
Replies: 3
Views: 19838

Re: Seeking information about 2n Lt Joseph Horgan, 319th

Thank you very much Mark, greatly appreciated!
by Nigel
18 Sep 2020 2055
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: Anyone know about naval aviators serving in 90th Bomb group?
Replies: 1
Views: 13983

Anyone know about naval aviators serving in 90th Bomb group?

Thanks to some contributors on this board, I've been able learn extensively about my wife's uncle, 2nd Lt Joseph Horgan. However, there is a single mystery that I can't find information about: I have a photo portrait of him, but he is wearing a white US naval aviator cadet uniform. I'm pretty much 1...
by Nigel
22 Aug 2020 2210
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: Live Wire B24 44-41235
Replies: 9
Views: 57488

Re: Live Wire B24 44-41234

I don't know if you have seen the MACR (Missing Air Crew Report): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91160672
by Nigel
18 Aug 2020 1815
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: B-24 bomb bay door question
Replies: 6
Views: 29149

Re: B-24 bomb bay door question

Thank you for the comments. My wife's uncle (2nd Lt Joseph Horgan) was a bombardier who was killed on 15th July 1945 a couple of hours before dawn. His plane ditched into the pacific taking off from McGuire Airfield (now San Jose airport), Mindoro, Philippines. I've been trying to wrap my head aroun...
by Nigel
17 Aug 2020 0727
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: B-24 bomb bay door question
Replies: 6
Views: 29149

Re: B-24 bomb bay door question

Following up and if anyone else is interested, I found this: http://www.worldwar2history.info/air-forces/B-24.html "There was no aisle to walk down, only the eight-inch-wide catwalk running beside the bombs and over the bomb bay doors used to move forward and aft. It had to be done with care, as the...
by Nigel
17 Aug 2020 0719
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: B-24 bomb bay door question
Replies: 6
Views: 29149

Re: B-24 bomb bay door question

Thank you Jolly Roger, that clears it up. Do you have any idea how strong the doors were? I wouldn't have wanted to walk on one during a flight....
by Nigel
16 Aug 2020 1117
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: B-24 bomb bay door question
Replies: 6
Views: 29149

B-24 bomb bay door question

I've been trying to read about the B-24, and have some questions: how did the bomb bay doors work? I've read they worked similar to a garage door and primarily designed from an aerodynamic point of view, but did the bomb bay doors slide up within the fuselage or external to the fuselage? I also read...
by Nigel
31 Jul 2020 1959
Forum: Seeking information...
Topic: Seeking information about 2n Lt Joseph Horgan, 319th
Replies: 3
Views: 19838

Seeking information about 2n Lt Joseph Horgan, 319th

I'm looking for any information about 2nd Lt. Joseph Horgan. His plane went down shortly after take off from McGuire field, Mindoro, Phillipines on 15th July, 1945. Unfortunately it looks like there was no MACR filed, so I don't know the number or name of the plane (I'm assuming it would be B-24J). ...